耐人寻味 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• thought-provoking; to provide food for thought

Character by character

• 耐nàito resist, to bear; patient, enduring
• 人rénman, person; people
• 寻xúnto seek; to search for, to look for; ancient
• 味wèitaste; smell, odor; delicacy

Idioms sharing a character

• 刻苦耐劳 kè kǔ nài láo
• 吃苦耐劳 chī kǔ nài láo
• 一鸣惊人 yī míng jīng rén
• 三人成虎 sān rén chéng hǔ
• 不可告人 bù kě gào rén
• 不恤人言 bù xù rén yán
• 不甘人后 bù gān rén hòu
• 不甘后人 bù gān hòu rén
• 不近人情 bù jìn rén qíng
• 乘人不备 chéng rén bù bèi

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